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YOU and ME Counselling

YOU and ME Counselling is a registered charity (number 1163561) based in Hornchurch, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £491k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as YMC (Charity Commission)

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £491k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Barking And Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge
Website
www.youandmecounselling.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
YOU and ME Counselling
Registered
2015

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£491k£385k
  • 2024£424k£306k
  • 2023£218k£286k
Earlier years
  • 2022£252k£252k
  • 2021£300k£204k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 38%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN AND THROUGHOUT LONDON AGED BETWEEN 5 TO 25 YEARS.(1)THE RELIEF OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COACHING, MENTORING AND COUNSELLING SERVICES;(2)THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT WHICH DEVELOPS THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(3)THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR THE REHABILITATION OF YOUNG OFFENDERS.

Grants received

8 grants · £638,223 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £287,700 (2 grants)
  • City Bridge Trust · £145,400
  • BBC Children in Need · £119,493 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £29,800
  • CAF · £28,650

Most recent

  • City Bridge Trust £145,4002023-10-27
  • BBC Children in Need £89,6132023-10-06
  • CAF £28,6502020-12-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £29,8002020-08-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £278,2502019-09-20
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

1.2y median 1y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
9.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 5Property 2Tech and media 2

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£491k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1163561
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 JUN 2012
Companies House
Company number 08111152 · Active
Contact on the register
01708477663 · info@youandmecounselling.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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